Tag Archives: new home sales

November 28, 2011Comments Off on Sales of new homes up in October, but prices fall

Americans bought slightly more new homes in October, a hopeful sign for the troubled housing market. But the median sales price fell to its lowest level of the year, and the overall sales pace is trailing last year’s — the ...

August 23, 2011Comments Off on New-home sales fall, 2011 could be worst year yet

Sales of new homes fell for the third straight month in July, a sign that housing remains a drag on the economy. If the current pace continues, 2011 would be the worst year for new-home sales in nearly half a ...

July 19, 2011Comments Off on Home building jumps in June after dismal spring

Builders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments in June, as the home-building industry tried to shake off a historically bad spring. The Commerce Department says builders began work on a seasonally adjusted 629,000 homes last month, a 14.6 ...

May 24, 2011Comments Off on New-home sales up, but pace remains sluggish

More Americans bought new homes for a second straight month in April, a hopeful sign. Still, sales remain far below a pace that would signal a turnaround for the depressed housing market. New-home sales rose 7.3 percent last month to ...

New U.S. home sales fell slightly last month, in another sign that the housing market’s recovery is likely to be gradual and prolonged. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales dropped 0.6 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual ...